The house in Avington Park dates back to the late sixteenth century, but was considerably altered in 1670 by the addition of two wings and a classical portico.

He carried out major alterations in the late eighteenth century, and was also responsible for the building of the parish church which overlooks the park.

Parts of the house can be visited in the summer months and bank holidays between 2.30 p.m and 5:00 p.m. Apart from original painted frescoes and gilding (redone with an English Heritage grant in 2000) there is much to see including a Grinling Gibbons mirror, a William De Morgan jug and several mementos from the Battle of Trafalgar.

[4] The interior, as well as containing memorials to the Brydges family and Percy Bysshe Shelley's brother, John, includes a two-deck pulpit and box pews reputedly made from Spanish mahogany taken from one of the Armada fleet.

Hudson relates that at some time in the 1840s the family who lived in the house contracted a man ("a champion tree-climber") to climb a tree and gather some fledglings that could be kept as pets.